The stream bed he ends up in is called Canyon Creek. It runs along the entire backside of Kicking Horse and can be seen on Google Maps. I've never skied at Kicking Horse but it appears you could end up in Canyon Creek from any of the bowls by going directly off the back of the mountain and dropping down.

TR: Stranded in the Wilderness at Kicking Horse (not me)

Damn, brings back chilling memories for me. It happened to me at revelstoke and I spent the night down by the river. I learned the hard way and have really changed my planning and rules for BC. Glad he made it and I’m forever grateful to BC SAR

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I need to go to Utah.
Utah?
Yeah, Utah. It's wedged in between Wyoming and Nevada. You've seen pictures of it, right?

Damn, brings back chilling memories for me. It happened to me at revelstoke and I spent the night down by the river. I learned the hard way and have really changed my planning and rules for BC. Glad he made it and I’m forever grateful to BC SAR

I put hands in trail mix bag to create vapor barrier. Put arms inside jacket under arm pits and also kept blood flowing in my legs with movement. Was really sore. Main challenge was staying awake but knew I couldn’t sleep or I would not wake up. Played mind games and blew my safety whistle a lot. It was a long night and still get cold was sometimes.

Man. I began a panic attack just watching the video. Something similar happened to me a few years ago. I skied off the top of the resort down into the BC after a 2-foot dump. The wind had erased my tracks and the evergreens were so weighed down with ice and snow I could not find the trail back to the resort after skinning back up. I kept running into tight dead ends and having to skin backwards in deep snow. Fortunately, I found my way out of the maze before it got dark.

Doesn't it bother you that people who get themselves in trouble are so often people who are from somewhere else? They put our local SAR people at risk due to their own poor judgment. Is ignorance an excuse? Should Darwin prevail?

Doesn't it bother you that people who get themselves in trouble are so often people who are from somewhere else? They put our local SAR people at risk due to their own poor judgment. Is ignorance an excuse? Should Darwin prevail?

To be more specific, by 'somewhere else' I mean somewhere without mountains and therefore they are also without the knowledge and skills to know what they are doing in them and the consequences for failure. Just ask Whistler or the North Shore SAR how many tourists they have saved from their own stupidity.

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Not ski related but I got stuck in the bush and spent an unplanned night totally unprepared in freezing temps a coupa years ago. Got wet and cold. Was a shivering mess till dawn when i walked out 18kms to civilization. Couldn't really handle the cold for a full year; was pretty traumatized and the body just couldn't take it. Started Wim Hof breathing and cold water immersion to begin resetting the mind and body this summer. Seems to be working...sure as hell wasn't easy but confronted the deep fear and changed the physiology. Kinda love the cold now. Just sayin'.

Doesn't it bother you that people who get themselves in trouble are so often people who are from somewhere else? They put our local SAR people at risk due to their own poor judgment. Is ignorance an excuse? Should Darwin prevail?

SAR is there to help people. Number one goal on a SAR operation should always be rescuer safety. I understand what you are trying to say, but you're coming across as a total prick. Ignorance is not an excuse, but no one is perfect.

What we can do is educate, mentor, and help people we run into in the mountains that look like they could use it. People who go into the mountains unprepared sometimes die, but to say they deserve it is awfully shallow.

To be more specific, by 'somewhere else' I mean somewhere without mountains and therefore the also without the knowledge and skills to know what they are doing in them and the consequences for failure. Just ask Whistler or the North Shore SAR how many tourists they have saved from their own stupidity.

we have mountains in the east. that guy from ontario that got lost at whiteface wasn’t found for like three months!

This. People sometimes act like it's cool or something to feel bad for SAR when they get called out. Sure, maybe if it's a false call out like a SPOT misuse or something then that sucks for everyone involved. But if someone's legit lost? That's 100% what SAR is there for and why those men and women signed up to be on SAR.

This. People sometimes act like it's cool or something to feel bad for SAR when they get called out. Sure, maybe if it's a false call out like a SPOT misuse or something then that sucks for everyone involved. But if someone's legit lost? That's 100% what SAR is there for and why those men and women signed up to be on SAR.

The only part I feel bad about is that SAR is nearly 100% volunteer. Many of those people are missing work to be out there unpaid.

Also, I didn't mention this in my last post but shaming people about calling SAR can also create another issue- putting off calling until it is too late or almost too late. This issue can directly affect rescuer safety. Anyone in the field will tell you they would rather be called too early or put on standby vs. waiting too long.

Stop making stupid people famous:
Idiot. Plain and simple. Every single year there's at least one death from yahoos coming to the Rockies from Quebec (and sometimes Ontario) to get rad and the die because they can't or won't follow simple directions or signage.
"heh, heh i move to the montagnes to get the sponcership and film ze movies''
As mentioned in the article it's a great way to get rid of your wife if that's your thing.

what's orange and looks good on hippies?
fire
rails are for trains
If I had a dollar for every time capitalism was blamed for problems caused by the government I'd be a rich fat film maker in a baseball hat.

Stop making stupid people famous:
Idiot. Plain and simple. Every single year there's at least one death from yahoos coming to the Rockies from Quebec (and sometimes Ontario) to get rad and the die because they can't or won't follow simple directions or signage.
"heh, heh i move to the montagnes to get the sponcership and film ze movies''
As mentioned in the article it's a great way to get rid of your wife if that's your thing.

Honestly man, it's the same conversation everywhere there are mountains (despite my joke ^^^) but do you want people just dying in your backyard?